stir restlessly

Frequency: 6.00.6 per million words

To make small movements, especially while trying to sleep or when one is supposed to be still.

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Examples (20)

  • The sick child began to stir restlessly in his sleep.
  • The students stirred restlessly in their seats.
  • I heard my roommate stir restlessly when I turned on the light.
  • The baby began to stir restlessly in her crib.
  • The audience began to stir restlessly as the speech dragged on.
  • He stirred restlessly throughout the long, boring lecture.
  • She saw the patient stir restlessly on the hospital bed.
  • The dog stirred restlessly on the rug, dreaming of chasing squirrels.
  • The dog stirred restlessly by the door, waiting for its owner.
  • She found herself stirring restlessly as the suspenseful movie reached its climax.
  • He stirred restlessly in the uncomfortable seat during the flight.
  • After hours of waiting, the crowd started to stir restlessly.
  • The captive animals stirred restlessly in their cages before feeding time.
  • The patient would often stir restlessly during the night due to pain.
  • I could hear someone stirring restlessly in the next room.
  • Don't stir restlessly during the meditation; try to remain still.
  • The baby stirred restlessly just before waking up for her bottle.
  • By the end of the journey, everyone was stirring restlessly in their seats.
  • As the storm approached, the birds stirred restlessly in the trees.
  • The trapped bird stirred restlessly in its cage, longing for freedom.